The US president has threatened to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods from the EU starting June 1. US President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at trading partners of the United States. This time it’s the European Union. The US president is now threatening to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods … Read more
US president says system will shield country from missile threats, including from space. US President Donald Trump announces his latest defence plan: The Golden Dome. Estimated at a cost of $175bn, it is designed to shoot down advanced missiles headed towards the United States. Using both ground and space to detect incoming projectiles, it will … Read more
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says move is response to university’s refusal to comply with Trump demands. US President Donald Trump’s administration has blocked Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on X on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration was … Read more
How did the US right become fixated on a debunked conspiracy theory of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa? The administration of US President Donald Trump has granted refugee status to 49 white Afrikaners, echoing a debunked conspiracy theory about “white genocide” in South Africa. The move comes after Trump cut aid to the nation and … Read more
US President Donald Trump has concluded his three-nation tour of the Gulf region. More than a trillion dollars worth of investments were pledged during the US president’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week. The US is preparing to lift decades-long sanctions on Syria, and could be close to a … Read more
President Trump has floated changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf ahead of a trip to the Middle East next week, a move that infuriated Iran and its people. “I’ll have to make a decision,” Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday. “I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings. … Read more
Trump aims to drum up financial support for the US with his Middle East trip, but Iran and Gaza also hang in the balance. United States President Donald Trump plans to tout trillions of dollars of Arab investments in the US as a major achievement, but other issues are at stake, says University of Maryland … Read more
President Donald Trump orders 100 percent tariffs on imported films and those made outside the US. In recent years, California – home to America’s film industry – has slipped to become the sixth most preferred location to shoot and produce movies. Hollywood producers are moving to cities in Canada, the United Kingdom, Central Europe and … Read more
Australian prime minister says he discussed tariffs and AUKUS security partnership in call with US president. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he had a “warm” conversation with United States President Donald Trump about trade and other issues after his Labor Party’s decisive election win over the weekend. Speaking to the media in Canberra on … Read more
US president claims that Hollywood is undergoing a ‘very fast death’ despite raking in $30bn in revenues in 2024. United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 100 percent tariff on foreign films, claiming that Hollywood is undergoing a “very fast death” due to overseas competition. In a social media post on … Read more